On Jan. 24, 1952, Carl Perkins married Valda Crider in Corinth, Mississippi.
In 1957, Elvis Presley recorded the song “Teddy Bear.”
In 1969, Jethro Tull played their first U.S. concert, in New York City. They were the opening act for Led Zeppelin.
In 1970, James “Shep” Sheppard, the lead singer for The Heartbeats and Shep and the Limelites, was found murdered in his car on the Long Island Expressway in New York.
In 1990, actress Kim Basinger signed papers giving her title to most of Braselton, Georgia. The price was about $20 million dollars.
Also in 1990, actor John Hurt got married for the third time. He married Jo Dalton in England.
In 1992, the producer of the New Kids On The Block album “Hangin’ Tough” claimed that the group members sang only about 20 percent of the lyrics. He sued for millions of dollars for creative contributions and royalties. The allegations were denied by the New Kids, and the suit eventually was dropped.
Today’s birthdays: Actor Jerry Maren (Lollipop Kid from “The Wizard of Oz”) is 94. Actor Marvin Kaplan (“Top Cat”) is 86. Cajun fiddler Doug Kershaw is 77. Singer Ray Stevens is 74. Singer Aaron Neville is 72. Singer Neil Diamond is 72. Actor Michael Ontkean (“Twin Peaks”) is 67. Country singer-songwriter Becky Hobbs is 63. Comedian Yakov Smirnoff is 62. Keyboardist-turned-TV personality Jools Holland (Squeeze) is 55. Actress Nastassja Kinski is 54. Drummer Keech Rainwater of Lonestar is 50. Singer Sleepy Brown of Society of Soul is 43. Actor Matthew Lillard (“Scooby Doo,” ”She’s All That”) is 43. Actress Merrilee McCommas (“Family Law”) is 42. Actor Ed Helms (“The Office”) is 38. Actress Tatyana Ali (“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air”) is 34. Guitarist Mitchell Marlow of Fliter is 34. Actress Mischa Barton (“The O.C.”) is 27.
FT. LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — It’s a cruise that’s a country music fan’s dream. The Country Music Cruise will feature concerts by Vince Gill, Kenny Rogers, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Patty Loveless, Jo Dee Messina, Ronnie Milsap and Restless Heart.
